Let's Talk About Speech Events!

Last week in class, I learnt about "speech events". These two words combined sounded a tad foreign to me at the beginning. Nevertheless, it shouldn't be since interestingly after embracing the definition, I realized that we are all actually active participants of such activities, events that are taking place every single day, from telephone conversations to lectures to purchasing of services. Such activities are inescapable and conversations within occur in such formatted structures but yet they all seem so natural. For instance, a phone conversation would first be kicked off with a "Hello" and then after, the contents begin to spill, and finally "Bye" to denote the end of a phone call before one hangs up. If one doesn't abide by this structure, he or she would normally leave an ill impression of him or herself. Like what do you think of someone who DELIBERATELY hangs up on you abruptly? (I'm not talking about a sudden disconnection) In my position, I would certainly be annoyed. Hence, I believe speech events revolve around social norms and if these norms aren't abided to then society would generally filter or estranged those who fail to conform, ie. those who carry themselves in an uncivilized way or portray themselves to be rude/impolite.